Railroad-tie.



`0.A vMAYFIELD.

RAILROAD TIE.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 25,1913.

1,099,809' Patnted June 9, 1914. v 2 SHEETSHBET 1.

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is "mw l? r i www ToQaZZ iii/1,0m;` it may concern `a citizen, of. the-.United States,- residing -at Gra-nite, .in the' county'ofGreer and State ingslots forming railse'ats, and 'also'im-lof Oklahoma, have invented certain new 0i Which. -the 'following is, a specification, reference'being .had therein to the accom- 'panying drawing.-

. "This invention relates to nietallic'railway ties and hasjforA itsV object the production' of an improved tie having transversely extend-x proved; means for holding the railfon the production ofen eiiicienttie'that is .adapted to be positioned at a' joint 0f the rail* and l 'Another objectt-l'oiftthis inventionis the' ha'sa transverse s lot or opening 'large enough tov 'accommodate the. Whole joint;...'nar nlely,

the rail and' ish'plate. 4 y, i

'Astill furtherobject of this invention lis the lproduction of a combined'n'ut 'lock and rail securing device adapted to be used with' atie that is to carry a'rail joI nt.'

. `With these andv other obJe'cts in view this invention lco'nsists'of certain novel com inations, 'constructionsand arrangements .of parts as'vvill be hereinafter fully described and claimed. A'

In the "accompanying drawings :'-`I* `ign're 1 -is 4a perspective View' of the track -sectionshowin-g the improvedties, in use.' Fig; 2

is aylo'ngitudinal sectlon taken through one'4 f as.

end of the'tie lwith ,the rail* and raillsecnr- 'longitudinal section ofy 'the'v end of 'a tie adapted toseciire' a rail-joint withy the joint andsecuring means' Vmounted thereon. A-Fig. Liis a perspective view of a' securingfblocl';

' usedin this connection." Fig. 5 isa "section taken on the line' 5-5of'Fig.. 3.. Figo 1s a` section taken .on the' lineV 6-6 of Fig. '2;

'Referring to the parts byf.-referenc e nu-v nierals,v 10 denotes the-tlc propen havlng transversely. extending slots 11, one sidejoi' said slot 1-1 having anoverhan ing rail en-l 'gagin'g tongue' 12. This transversely' e'xtendf ing slot ,1-.1 forms a rail-seat andthe (laven-y hangingtongue 12 provides means'orgre taining; the rail on' the seat. GoinInunioat-,f ing withl and'extending at right-angles to,

ling means -inounted thereon. '-Fig. 3 'isa.'

' provided )with inclined sideffa 15. Whh

sneeiganon o f Letters patent. n Patented une 9,191.4; A'ppicatinl'ea september 25,' 1.91'3. A serial No. 791,836..

. A j engage,malade-.fatesafan;site13 alla Said Be' it knownfjthat I, I'Corna MAYFmnD,'

iblock14;is"providedw ith a beveled face 16 adaptedt 'engage the base of the rail, A- l i u 'n `threaded opening '17 is formed in? the block "and useful Improvements in 'Rai1rpad#T1es,.

14 and the Vset-screw 18 is adapted todos pofA Afalls upon .a tie, an venlarged transversely lextending opening 2O isprovided for in the the railfand the sh platel, The enlarged opening 20 has an'openi'n f 21 communicating with and running,at'riglit-angles thereto,l so as to' 'provide 'ineens' for the placing .of the block 14. The tie has a concave under' I face 22andby the saine provides 'means for .securely anchoring the tie in the' balast', and

also. prevents the sinking of the saine in the ground.

tion 'th-ata railway tiefhas beenprovided so that the" rail can be placed fon', the seat provided byIt-he'slot' 11 and the block 14 is' then positioned. in' the longitudinally-exs' 'the inner face of the overhansring tongue 12.

. '.85 v tendingslot' 13 'and-forcesthe-rail 'against A set-screw is then inserted-,andthe 4block israised slightly at its-.inner end, thus hind#` ingthebloclragainst the sides of the" slot'13'. When' this has beenaccomplished, the rail Willfhe'l in the position,' as. shown in Fig.'l 2.,. In the *rail joint the .securing ofthe samev is accomplished in: the' Vsaine vvay 'as 'will be seen' infFig.- 35lthesinner end of the' block -14 engages the fish-#plate instead of th'e'web of- "esl Ithe rail and. the upper flat-'face of the block 1'4' engages'the. under tacev of the nut 23 Whichispositicned on. the bolt, 24to secure'l the sh plate'25ftpfthe irail.' -Thisinsuresa 'positive' rail joint-,inasmuch as' there is no' 4possible 'way-fontane jointito Work``loose l' Without tliewithdrawal of the' block lifrorn' thelongitudinall' extending slot21.

.It-is obvionst iat'm'inor "changes may be made' inV the'iorm and' construction 'o'f. this invention Without departing from jtl'iejspritthereof.- .It is,` therefore',- not .vvishedto con-l @mi th@ invention to the-exact "tormlherein the 4Stope In combination, a tie having a transverseislotadjacent its ends, a longitudinally exintending slot at the end of said tie communileating With said'irst mentioned slot, a rail 1n said first mentioned slot, fish plates @n theside of saidrail, a bolt passing through With the under face the rotation of the same. 20 Q In testimony whereof' I hereunto aix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

said fish lates and rail, a nutscrewed on .the end o Asaid bolt and the block ositioned 15 I,

1n said longitudinally extending s ot having its inner end placed beneath said nut, and means for holding said block in lengagement of said nut to prevent i ooTEn lifes-@B11121111v I Witnesses:

. LILLLAN C. RAMON, y' ;AMnnosE E. 'PAnrom 

